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. -- wolf blitzer is in israel. >> israel has said that the israeli air force struck more than 120 targets on sunday in gaza. most notably, the house of a -- the hamas the head of a hamas rocket unit. initially say had said they killed that man. they can't verify whether or not they did -- the local ambulance crews said that as many as ten civilians, women and children were inside the house at the time. the israelis do acknowledge that this man's family was in the house at the time. but they cannot confirm if he was there. israeli -- hitting some local journalists, they had called up some french journalists in advance of the strike, and told them to get out of the building, and they did evacuate, but some journalists did go back inside. there was a response to that, there's been a number of large explosions already this evening and we an fticipate in the hour ahead. >> what's the feeling you get of the atmosphere right now when you see people in gaza and you know it's going to be another long night there? >> it's obviously a very tense atmosphere, the streets are deserted not only at this
. -- wolf blitzer is in israel. >> israel has said that the israeli air force struck more than 120 targets on sunday in gaza. most notably, the house of a -- the hamas the head of a hamas rocket unit. initially say had said they killed that man. they can't verify whether or not they did -- the local ambulance crews said that as many as ten civilians, women and children were inside the house at the time. the israelis do acknowledge that this man's family was in the house at the time. but...
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blitzer, thank you. >>> be sure to join wolf blitzer monday, 4:00 p.m. eastern, for "the situation room," a special edition live from jerusalem. >>> a peace effort under way it stop the violence. egypt working to reinstate a cease-fire. deputy general will arrive in cairo tomorrow. both israelis and palestinians say the solution must come from the other side. >> we are trying to drive home a message to hamas, that they cannot shoot at israeli civilians, try to kill israeli civilianes with impunity. we have been trying to keep down the amount of civilian deaths on their side. compare that to hamas on us. they are trying to maximize the amount of civilians that they kill. that's the different between a terrorist organization and democratic country. >> i think it takes two to tango here. the ambassador knows that israel invoked hamas by taking out one of their -- on wednesday. they knew that hamas and other fashions would retaliate. so they are also to be blamed for the violence between the gaza strip and israel. it's time for the united states, for interna
blitzer, thank you. >>> be sure to join wolf blitzer monday, 4:00 p.m. eastern, for "the situation room," a special edition live from jerusalem. >>> a peace effort under way it stop the violence. egypt working to reinstate a cease-fire. deputy general will arrive in cairo tomorrow. both israelis and palestinians say the solution must come from the other side. >> we are trying to drive home a message to hamas, that they cannot shoot at israeli civilians, try to...
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be sure to join wolf blitzer monday 4:00 p.m. eastern for "the situation room" live from jerusalem. >>> peace efforts under way to stop the violence. egypt has been working to reinstate a cease-fire. u.n. secretary-general ban ki-moon will arrive in cairo for talks tomorrow and arab league foreign ministers are set to visit gaza on tuesday. but both israelis and palestinians say the solution must come from the other side. >> we are trying to drive home the message to hamas that they cannot shoot at israeli civilians, try to kill israeli civilians with impunity and we've been able to reduce to a remarkable extent the amount of civilian casualties on their side. compare that to what hamas is doing to us. they're trying to maximize the number of israeli civilians they kill. that's the difference between a terrorist organization and a democratic country. >> i think, the ambassador knows that it was israel who provoked hamas by taking arms with one of the commanders on wednesday. they knew that hamas and other actions in the gaza stri
be sure to join wolf blitzer monday 4:00 p.m. eastern for "the situation room" live from jerusalem. >>> peace efforts under way to stop the violence. egypt has been working to reinstate a cease-fire. u.n. secretary-general ban ki-moon will arrive in cairo for talks tomorrow and arab league foreign ministers are set to visit gaza on tuesday. but both israelis and palestinians say the solution must come from the other side. >> we are trying to drive home the message to...
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wolf blitzer is in jerusalem covering this crisis, anderson cooper in egypt. they both join me at 5:00 eastern. president obama is monitoring the crisis in the middle east as he travels through asia. today he met with china's king and china's prime minister. today the president did address the fighting between israel and hamas and delivered a warning about the consequences of continued violence. >> those who champion the cause of the palestinians should recognize that if we see a further escalation of the situation in gaza, then the likelihood of us getting back on any kind of peace track that leads to a two-state solution is going to be pushed off way into the future. >> thailand is just the first stop of the president's three-nation tour of asia. later today he visits myanmar, something no president of the united states has ever done. mr. obama wraps up his tour in cambodia where he'll attend the east asia summit. we are getting some new details about what may have happened in the moments before a train collided with a truck during a parade. four military ve
wolf blitzer is in jerusalem covering this crisis, anderson cooper in egypt. they both join me at 5:00 eastern. president obama is monitoring the crisis in the middle east as he travels through asia. today he met with china's king and china's prime minister. today the president did address the fighting between israel and hamas and delivered a warning about the consequences of continued violence. >> those who champion the cause of the palestinians should recognize that if we see a further...
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. >> and a programming note, be sure to join our anderson cooper a and wolf blitzers as they both take a final look at the election, that's "countdown to election day." and we mentioned president obama is stumping there in florida for the last time two days before election day. you see him right there in the state, we'll take a short break and we'll hear what president had to say from hollywood, florida. we still run into problems. namely, other humans. which is why, at liberty mutual insurance, auto policies come with new car replacement and accident forgiveness if you qualify. see what else comes standard at libertymutual.com. liberty mutual insurance. responsibility. what's your policy? ♪... ♪... ♪... choose the perfect hotel in that time there've been some good days. and some difficult ones. but, through it all, we've persevered, supporting some of the biggest ideas in modern history. so why should our anniversary matter to you? because for 200 years, we've been helping ideas move from ambition to achievement. and the next great idea could be yours. ♪ and the next great ide
. >> and a programming note, be sure to join our anderson cooper a and wolf blitzers as they both take a final look at the election, that's "countdown to election day." and we mentioned president obama is stumping there in florida for the last time two days before election day. you see him right there in the state, we'll take a short break and we'll hear what president had to say from hollywood, florida. we still run into problems. namely, other humans. which is why, at liberty...
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i'm wolf blitzer in jerusalem. according to reuters, a hamas official says israel and gaza militants have agreed to an egyptian brokered cease-fire but we heard only moments ago a spokesman for the israeli prime minister saying no agreement has been reached yet. he says diplomacy though does continue, but until an agreement has been reached, there is no agreement. heard that from the spokesman for prime minister benjamin netanyahu. joining us on the phone from vienna is a member of the plo's executive committee, a member of the palestinian legislative counsel. thanks very much for joining us. what are you hearing about a cease-fire? >> yes. actually what i have heard so far is that the talks have been going well and that from egyptian and from hamas sources that they expect an announcement of a cease-fire within the next couple hours and probably tonight. so the news from cairo is much more positive than what your israeli spokesman is doing, saying, but hopefully there will be a cease-fire and that remains the firs
i'm wolf blitzer in jerusalem. according to reuters, a hamas official says israel and gaza militants have agreed to an egyptian brokered cease-fire but we heard only moments ago a spokesman for the israeli prime minister saying no agreement has been reached yet. he says diplomacy though does continue, but until an agreement has been reached, there is no agreement. heard that from the spokesman for prime minister benjamin netanyahu. joining us on the phone from vienna is a member of the plo's...
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i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> we begin this hour with tensions ratcheting up between israel and iran. a bomb went off just as israeli tourists boarded a bus in the bulgarian resort city. six people are confirmed dead. some 30 others are wounded. president obama's strongly condemning the attack calling it in his word barbaric. cnn's elise labott is joining us live with the very latest. bulgarians are of course investigating. i'm sure the israelis are as well. first of all, what are the bulgarians saying? >> reporter: well, wolf, forensic investigators on the scene. it's all very preliminary at this point, but they're saying that this was caused by a bus bomb already placed inside the bus. that's really all they know, but they're not rulg
i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> we begin this hour with tensions ratcheting up between israel and iran. a bomb went off just as israeli tourists boarded a bus in the bulgarian resort city. six people are confirmed dead. some 30 others are wounded. president obama's strongly condemning the attack calling it in his word barbaric. cnn's elise labott is joining us live with the very latest. bulgarians are of course investigating. i'm sure the israelis are as...
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wolf blitzer is in "the situation room" next. >> martin, thanks very much. happening now, bruising back and forth between the obama and romney campaign. we're checking the cronyism accusatio accusations. >>> and we'll talk to someone who suggested that mitt romney may have committed a felon. >>> also crime fighting robots. this amazing technology turnss science fiction into amazing life saving facts. >>> i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> first it's today's new round of attack in the presidential race campaign and the much winning battleground state of ohio this afternoon. president obama slammed the tax proposals, warninging they'll send thousands of u.s. jobs overs overs overseas. > the romney campaign is accusing them of another dishonest attack. why did the president level this new corporate tax attack on romney in ohio? >> reporter: well, wolf, the president is trying to draw sharp contrast between his campaign and romney's campaign, trying to suggest romney is looking out for the people at the the very top. specifically in ohio the p
wolf blitzer is in "the situation room" next. >> martin, thanks very much. happening now, bruising back and forth between the obama and romney campaign. we're checking the cronyism accusatio accusations. >>> and we'll talk to someone who suggested that mitt romney may have committed a felon. >>> also crime fighting robots. this amazing technology turnss science fiction into amazing life saving facts. >>> i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation...
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i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> today we're coming to you live from cnn's jerusalem, israel. he left there live earlier today. he's now in poland with the president-elect. we're going to have a live report in the next hour from pole land. we begin this hour with my one-on-one interview with the republican presidential candidate. governor romney, thanks so much for joining us, in jerusalem. what a beautiful city. i'm sure you've been moved by what you've seen so far. >> it's a holy city, a city of a great and courageous people. my wife and i first came here in 1995 and have been here four times now. we're moved and inspired by what we see here. >> do you consider
i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> today we're coming to you live from cnn's jerusalem, israel. he left there live earlier today. he's now in poland with the president-elect. we're going to have a live report in the next hour from pole land. we begin this hour with my one-on-one interview with the republican presidential candidate. governor romney, thanks so much for joining us, in jerusalem. what a beautiful city. i'm sure you've been moved by what you've...
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wolf blitzer. to our team of correspondents that we have there in the middle east throughout the border in gaza city and, wolf there in jerusalem along with christian amanpour. we'll continue to follow developments. we have learned in this hour the casualties have gone up in gaza city now some 100 are dead. 800 people are injured in gaza city. three israelis are dead as well as the fighting continues. we'll have much more as we continue here on cnn. we also saw one of our correspondents fred plankon there on the border between israel and gaza having to hit the ground. that gave us an indication he was live when that happened. that certainly gave us an indication that this is ongoing and, of course, evening is approaching there in israel, and that's when so often there seems to be even more of
wolf blitzer. to our team of correspondents that we have there in the middle east throughout the border in gaza city and, wolf there in jerusalem along with christian amanpour. we'll continue to follow developments. we have learned in this hour the casualties have gone up in gaza city now some 100 are dead. 800 people are injured in gaza city. three israelis are dead as well as the fighting continues. we'll have much more as we continue here on cnn. we also saw one of our correspondents fred...
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i'm wolf blitzer in aspen, colorado. you're in "the situation room." >>> they're not the headlines mitt romney's campaign was hoping to see as the candidate met britain's prime minister today. romney sparked an uproar with remarks about london's readiness for the olympic games and promptedprompt ed pointed rebuke against himself. jim acosta is in london traveling with romney right now. what's going on with the republican candidate? what happened? >> reporter: wolf, earlier today mitt romney told british leaders he's hoping to take in an olympic swimming event during his time here in london. but with no pool in sight he's making some waves of his own. as mitt romney chatted up the olympics in meeting after meeting with former and current british leaders, the london media were already off to the
i'm wolf blitzer in aspen, colorado. you're in "the situation room." >>> they're not the headlines mitt romney's campaign was hoping to see as the candidate met britain's prime minister today. romney sparked an uproar with remarks about london's readiness for the olympic games and promptedprompt ed pointed rebuke against himself. jim acosta is in london traveling with romney right now. what's going on with the republican candidate? what happened? >> reporter: wolf,...
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our chief political anchor wolf blitzer has more on israel's iron dome defense system now. >> the iron dome is really a very successful program so far. it's only been in business now for a little more than a year. but the israelis have come up with this anti-missile, anti-rocket system where they get word of what's coming in and they launch, this iron dome goes into action. if it's aimed at a populated area, a city, or a strategic target or a significant political target, it can go up and knock down and destroy that rocket or missile in midair. it's sort of like the old patriot anti-missile system as a lot of us were familiar with in u.s. wars over the past couple decades. this is designed for short range rockets and missiles, if you will. and it's got about, israelis say so far, it's got about a 90% success rate. they have been using it pretty successfully. problem is there's been about 1,000 rockets and missiles that have come into israel from gaza since last wednesday when this crisis really escalated. every time they get word of a rocket or missile coming in, the sirens go off in t
our chief political anchor wolf blitzer has more on israel's iron dome defense system now. >> the iron dome is really a very successful program so far. it's only been in business now for a little more than a year. but the israelis have come up with this anti-missile, anti-rocket system where they get word of what's coming in and they launch, this iron dome goes into action. if it's aimed at a populated area, a city, or a strategic target or a significant political target, it can go up and...
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joined by wolf blitzer here in our studio, in jerusalem. you just spoke to mark reghev, the spokesman for the prime minister. you asked him some key questions and for some there were not answers. in particular what happens to the borders, to the blockade of gaza city? >> i think that will depend if this thing holds. if the rockets no longer go into israel, if there is no firing at israeli troops who are patrolling the border, if that stops, i think the israelis are prepared to take some steps to ease some of the blockades, some of the restrictions. that will take a while. that's not going to go into -- i suspect that will not go into effect right away. the israelis want to test hamas right now, test the agreement, see what happens, not just over the next few hours but the next few days, see what is happening and then they'll begin to reciprocate, i suspect. i don't think they'll do much right away. >> he made clear israeli government holds hamas responsible for all the factions, islamic jihad, al qaeda related groups, anybody who is firing
joined by wolf blitzer here in our studio, in jerusalem. you just spoke to mark reghev, the spokesman for the prime minister. you asked him some key questions and for some there were not answers. in particular what happens to the borders, to the blockade of gaza city? >> i think that will depend if this thing holds. if the rockets no longer go into israel, if there is no firing at israeli troops who are patrolling the border, if that stops, i think the israelis are prepared to take some...
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wolf blitzer will be along. beginning at 6:00 eastern time. but before time, he's going to help us understand the dynamics of nevada and beyond. romney won the nevada caucuses back in '08 but what's different this time. does he really have an advantage in all of the electorate as it pertains to nevada this go round or has he alienated himself, particularly among the latino community, with his position on the dream act. we'll talk to wolf blitzer 4:00 eastern time. so you want to stick around. lots to talk about, lots to cover. >> and a lot to destress. you don't have to bring your stresses home. >> that's right. >> look forward to it. >> we'll have the candles burning and everything. >> and the super bowl is tomorrow. >> oh, yeah. >> it's a place to dance and celebrate. it's become an nfl staple really. look at this. this guy can dance. he has a lot of people taking notice of his moves. he certainly hopes to be showing them off during the big game tomorrow. he knows how to salsa. >> and we saw madonna doing that earlier too, right? >>> let's t
wolf blitzer will be along. beginning at 6:00 eastern time. but before time, he's going to help us understand the dynamics of nevada and beyond. romney won the nevada caucuses back in '08 but what's different this time. does he really have an advantage in all of the electorate as it pertains to nevada this go round or has he alienated himself, particularly among the latino community, with his position on the dream act. we'll talk to wolf blitzer 4:00 eastern time. so you want to stick around....
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now to wolf blitzer in "the situation room" begins right now. wolf. >>> brooke, thanks very much. happening now, two big interviews. i have an exclusive face-to-face sit-down with the speaker of the house of representatives, john boehner. he says he doesn't talk that much to the republican presidential candidate mitt romney. and there's a big issue where he says he agrees with president obama. standby. the full interview coming up this hour. i also spoke with susan rice. she's the united states ambassador to the united nations. a huge day at the u.n. today. you're going to want to hear her tough response to russia's accusation that the united states that the obama administration is being hypocrite kal about syria. you're going to want to hear what she has to say. >>> and alarming news about what the drought across much of the midwest may do to the price of milk. >>> i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> my interview with john boehner coming up this hour. you're going to want to hear what the speaker of the house has to say on a whole range of issues, the presidenti
now to wolf blitzer in "the situation room" begins right now. wolf. >>> brooke, thanks very much. happening now, two big interviews. i have an exclusive face-to-face sit-down with the speaker of the house of representatives, john boehner. he says he doesn't talk that much to the republican presidential candidate mitt romney. and there's a big issue where he says he agrees with president obama. standby. the full interview coming up this hour. i also spoke with susan rice....
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wolf blitzer, thank you. do appreciate it. i like to give a plug to your show. tune in at 4:00 p.m. eastern today, "the situation room," only on cnn. thank you, wolf. >> thank you. >>> i have some stuff i want to bring to light. we have a couple more nuggets coming to light in the david petraeus scandal. a friend of the suddenly disgraced cia chief and former four-star general says that general petraeus never gave paula broadwell classified information and has not had affairs with any other women. and i will suggest, once again, even though the local newspaper suggests that indeed there's another person who happens to be a woman, separately this friend, who has spoke ton to general petraeus throughout the weekend, quote, is he taking this hard. he sees this as a failure and this is a man who has never failed at anything, end quote. i also want to play for you a piece of an interview that we were mining this morning that paula broadwell gave to the, site examiner.com because she was out on the book circuit promoting her bestselling biography of david petraeus. listen to the words tha
wolf blitzer, thank you. do appreciate it. i like to give a plug to your show. tune in at 4:00 p.m. eastern today, "the situation room," only on cnn. thank you, wolf. >> thank you. >>> i have some stuff i want to bring to light. we have a couple more nuggets coming to light in the david petraeus scandal. a friend of the suddenly disgraced cia chief and former four-star general says that general petraeus never gave paula broadwell classified information and has not had...
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blitzer. wolf, i know you talked to two religious leaders about the shooting. i talked to a number last night, a rabbi and a reverend. you talked to a local rabbi and a reverend as well. both of them will be at that service tonight. >> yes, they're both going to be there tonight. they're going to be leading the service. and i had a chance to go to the church yesterday and had a good conversation about god and how these horrible tragedies can happen in a situation like this. there are no easy answers, and the clergy, no matter how smart, no matter how powerful, no matter how astute certainly can comfo comfort. both the rabbi and the minister, they were in the firehouse when the families of the 20 kids were told that their little boy, or their little girl, 6-year-old or 7-year-old, had passed away, had died, had been killed in this elementary school shooting. some of the parents were members of their respective congregations, and they tried to do whatever they could to console. let me play a lit
blitzer. wolf, i know you talked to two religious leaders about the shooting. i talked to a number last night, a rabbi and a reverend. you talked to a local rabbi and a reverend as well. both of them will be at that service tonight. >> yes, they're both going to be there tonight. they're going to be leading the service. and i had a chance to go to the church yesterday and had a good conversation about god and how these horrible tragedies can happen in a situation like this. there are no...
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it is the same thing this year and wolf blitzer looks at what those positions are. >> in addresses that largely focus on domestic concerns, one country in particular was singled out by both candidates in their convention speeches. >> president obama has thrown allies like israel under the bus. >> our commitment to israel's security must not waiver. >> president obama came to the office determined to make israel part of his foreign policy. he took a harder line on palestinian settlements in israeli territories. >> i talked about the need to stop settlements, to make sure that we're stopping the building of outposts. >> that angered many israelis, especially benjamin netanyahu. and many addresses to turkey and egypt without a stop in israel further exacerbated that relationship. the push for middle east peace has been stuck ever since and that rocky personal relationship with net tatt tanya hoo. >> the president is prepared to make generous compromises for peach. it cannot go back to the 1967 lines because these lines are in defensible. >> still, at least in public, they seem to have move
it is the same thing this year and wolf blitzer looks at what those positions are. >> in addresses that largely focus on domestic concerns, one country in particular was singled out by both candidates in their convention speeches. >> president obama has thrown allies like israel under the bus. >> our commitment to israel's security must not waiver. >> president obama came to the office determined to make israel part of his foreign policy. he took a harder line on...
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wolf blitzer, thank you so much. we'll be looking for that chat about the code of silence. >> they're great producers. they do a good job. >> indeed they do. >>> two american journalists killed while covering the syrian slaughter. >>> up next, i'll speak live with a long-time friend of colvin's who just spoke with her on facebook yesterday. your profile said you were milk...? yeah, i am. you just...look... like granola. granola. yeah, i know. [ sighs ] i get that a lot. [ male announcer ] it's a snack like nothing else. kraft milkbite bars are made with real milk combined with tasty granola. >>> for months now we have been telling you about the nightmare that is syria, and today we are dealing with the loss of two fellow journalists, american born reporter marie colvin and french photographer remi ochik when shellings filled the house where they were staying. we have aftermath of that how else. this was being used as a media center for journalists. in fact, our own arwa damon recently stayed at that exact home. marie
wolf blitzer, thank you so much. we'll be looking for that chat about the code of silence. >> they're great producers. they do a good job. >> indeed they do. >>> two american journalists killed while covering the syrian slaughter. >>> up next, i'll speak live with a long-time friend of colvin's who just spoke with her on facebook yesterday. your profile said you were milk...? yeah, i am. you just...look... like granola. granola. yeah, i know. [ sighs ] i get that a...
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but now let's go to wolf blitzer. this is the first time i have laid eyes op you back here in the u.s. since your terrific, terrific reporting from israel. how are you? >> thank you. it was obviously a big story, glad that i went over there to cover it. i'm also glad to be back here in washington. but that cease-fire, let's see how long it lasts, brooke. i'm hoping it will last, hoping it will jump-start a real resumption of the israeli/palestinian peace process. but am i overly confident, optimistic that's going to happen? i say no. there are so many problems over there. you can see what's going on, not only between the israelis and the palestinians but in the region as a whole right now, whether in egypt or in syria or libya or iraq, iran, the whole region is in trouble right now. so we're watching it closely. obviously coming up, we'll have a lot more on that story. but we're also focusing on the other news, including a look at the fiscal cliff, how close are we getting to that fiscal cliff? the number three republ
but now let's go to wolf blitzer. this is the first time i have laid eyes op you back here in the u.s. since your terrific, terrific reporting from israel. how are you? >> thank you. it was obviously a big story, glad that i went over there to cover it. i'm also glad to be back here in washington. but that cease-fire, let's see how long it lasts, brooke. i'm hoping it will last, hoping it will jump-start a real resumption of the israeli/palestinian peace process. but am i overly...
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wolf blitzer, we will be talking about this. >> let me make one more point. i'm sure a lot of our viewers are going to be wondering why we have the cut away cameras showing what is going on between the prime minister of israel and the president of the united states, it looks impolite, the prime minister speak and the president speaking, the photographer is cutting away to reporters just listening or whatever. as a former white house correspondent, let me explain what has just happened before we get a lot of hate mail that we weren't being polite. >> you think our viewers pay close attention to that, they watch the camera shots? >> a lot of them will be complaining. the president of the united states is speaking. >> we look at reporters. >> you are cutting away to reporters taking pictures of them, what was that all about? so let me explain there are always two network pool cam thanks go into the oval office to record this historic moment. there's a head-on camera that has the president and the prime minister and then there's the cut away camera, almost always
wolf blitzer, we will be talking about this. >> let me make one more point. i'm sure a lot of our viewers are going to be wondering why we have the cut away cameras showing what is going on between the prime minister of israel and the president of the united states, it looks impolite, the prime minister speak and the president speaking, the photographer is cutting away to reporters just listening or whatever. as a former white house correspondent, let me explain what has just happened...
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. >>> wolf blitzer is here in the newsroom. [ jody ] four course feast. man it's great. the guests love it. [ male announcer ] red lobster's four course seafood feast is back. get soup, salad, cheddar bay biscuits, dessert and choose one of 7 entrees. four courses for only $15. offer ends soon. i'm jody gonzalez, red lobster manager and i sea food differently. >>> the situation room with wolf blitzer coming up at the top of the hour, and wolf joins us now with a preview. you've got nancy talking about this home explosion story. >> awful, awful story. these two little boys were killed, their father -- there's a lot of suspicion. she's got strongly held views of what's going know and we'll speak to nancy about this. i don't know if you read not this weekend but last weekend, the cover story in "the new york times" sunday magazine, israel and iran, the israeli journalist that wrote that piece, an amazing article with incredible details in there. >> great access to government. >> unbelievable access and he'll be joining us. how close is israel to actually launching a pre-emp
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we have wolf blitzer and chief political analyst claire borger in washington, and jessica yellin. she is actually at the white house making her way into the east room where she is going to be covering that statement. wolf, i want to start off with you. this event in the east room, there will be middle class foilgs behind him. these are the folks that would be impacted by a tax increase. he is notts taking any questions. they already won. this is not a campaign event here. if this is really about governing, why do you think we are seeing this kind of setup here, which really looks more like a rally and not necessarily a press conference. >> it's going to be really intense over the next six, seven yankees because the deadline is december 31st. the economics of the situation will deteriorate. there will be this fiscal cliff situation that will unfold. you saw john boehner out this morning. he was in a news conference. he was laying out his opening position in general terms. the president presumably will do the same thing with his statement today. they are respective aids -- the white
we have wolf blitzer and chief political analyst claire borger in washington, and jessica yellin. she is actually at the white house making her way into the east room where she is going to be covering that statement. wolf, i want to start off with you. this event in the east room, there will be middle class foilgs behind him. these are the folks that would be impacted by a tax increase. he is notts taking any questions. they already won. this is not a campaign event here. if this is really...
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that's wolf blitzer, too. this is what's so fascinating, wolf. now that there is cable news 24/7 and a call phoney of talks, we have had the excerpt from governor romney's camp and we already had a prebuttal delivered to us from the president's camp, so it is the foreign policy offensive at a glance and before we even get the original speech. i just want to quote something the president's camp has set out fascinating. to date all mitt romney has offered is blustered platitudes. he shifted positions on every major foreign policy including intervening in libya which he was against before he was for. what i find fascinating about that, almost sounds like the attack on john kerry, the flip-flopping attack. is this something the president will be able to seize upon and try to use the same attack republicans did to democrats when john kerry was trying to become president that they can spin right back around? >> they would love to do that and the question is in the third and final presidential debate between the president and mitt romney, will the presi
that's wolf blitzer, too. this is what's so fascinating, wolf. now that there is cable news 24/7 and a call phoney of talks, we have had the excerpt from governor romney's camp and we already had a prebuttal delivered to us from the president's camp, so it is the foreign policy offensive at a glance and before we even get the original speech. i just want to quote something the president's camp has set out fascinating. to date all mitt romney has offered is blustered platitudes. he shifted...
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wolf blitzer in "the situation room." >> lots of news, martin. thanks very much. including a lot of political news. the race for the white house. the deputy cam main manager for the obama campaign will be joining us live in the coming hour. she caused quite a stir by some comments she made about mitt romney and bain capital, when he left. when he didn't leave. we'll speak to her this coming hour. we're also getting news on potentially a drug that could deal with hiv. dr. fochi will join us live in our new 6:00 p.m. eastern hour with important information that our viewers are going to want to know all about. one more thing. our state department reporter is interviewing the secretary of state hillary clinton in jerusalem. i think that interview is taking place right now. we're going to have a major portion of the interview in the 5:00 p.m. eastern hour. so once again, lots of news martin. >> you can never have too much wolf. thank you, wolf blitzer. >>> the food and drug administration announce the first of its kind today. a new medication that can reduce the risk o
wolf blitzer in "the situation room." >> lots of news, martin. thanks very much. including a lot of political news. the race for the white house. the deputy cam main manager for the obama campaign will be joining us live in the coming hour. she caused quite a stir by some comments she made about mitt romney and bain capital, when he left. when he didn't leave. we'll speak to her this coming hour. we're also getting news on potentially a drug that could deal with hiv. dr. fochi...
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. >>> i'm wolf blitzer in washington. we're continuing our breaking news coverage of a dramatic, horrific story, unfortunately, unfolding in connecticut right now. in newtown, connecticut, at a small elementary school. the sandy hook elementary school. for those of you who are just tuning in, we are now getting numbers, our own john king reporting, quoting law enforcement sources as saying at least 20, but perhaps closer to 30 individuals, many of them children, have been killed in this incident. individual suspect, a 20-year-old, is -- the suspect, the shooter is a 20-year-old. law enforcement official with knowledge of the investigation telling our susan candiotti, that suspect, we believe, is dead right now. you just heard police at a small briefing, didn't provide a lot of information, but they did tell us the area now appears to be secure, but this has been a horrific, horrific mass killing at an elementary school in connecticut. a school for kids from kindergarten through fourth grade. we're watching all of this unf
. >>> i'm wolf blitzer in washington. we're continuing our breaking news coverage of a dramatic, horrific story, unfortunately, unfolding in connecticut right now. in newtown, connecticut, at a small elementary school. the sandy hook elementary school. for those of you who are just tuning in, we are now getting numbers, our own john king reporting, quoting law enforcement sources as saying at least 20, but perhaps closer to 30 individuals, many of them children, have been killed in...
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wolf blitzer sat down with the republican on what he would do about the threat. we'll talk to wolf live from isel. it's hard to see opportunity in today's challenging environment. unless you have the right perspective. bny mellon wealth management has the vision and experience to look beyond the obvious. we'll uncover opportunities, find hidden risk, and make success a reality. bny mellon wealth management [romney singing]: oh beautiful, for spacious skies, i'm barack obama and i approve this...
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before romney delivered that speech we played for you, he sat down with our wolf blitzer. here's some of that discussion. >> do you consider jerusalem to be the capital of israel? >> yes, of course. a nation has the capacity to choose its own capital. >> if you become president of the united states would you move the u.s. embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem? >> i think it's long been the policy of our country to have its embassy in the nation of jerusalem. it's one if i were president i would want to take in consultation with the leadership of the government which exists at that time. so i would follow the same policy we have in the past. our embassy would be in the capital, but that's -- the timing of that is something i'd want to work out with the government. >> with the government of israel? >> with the government of israel. >> but every israeli government has always asked every u.s. government to recognize jerusalem as israel's capital and move the embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem. >> i would -- >> just to be precise, if they said please move the embassy, you would do
before romney delivered that speech we played for you, he sat down with our wolf blitzer. here's some of that discussion. >> do you consider jerusalem to be the capital of israel? >> yes, of course. a nation has the capacity to choose its own capital. >> if you become president of the united states would you move the u.s. embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem? >> i think it's long been the policy of our country to have its embassy in the nation of jerusalem. it's one if i...
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more on this at the top of the hour with wolf blitzer. let's talk to behavior specialist, wendy, we have been seeing what happened on the eastern seaboard. we've seen what happens, thousands lost their homes. really, you look at these pictures, how do people deal with this? how do you wrap your mind about something with this magnitude? >> well, the important thing to remember is not to under estimate the mental health consequences of disasters like this. even if you're not in it and you're watching it on television frequently you can have is symptoms of post traumatic stress disorder, so of course it can be more serve. >> uh-huh, and when we say effects, what kind of symptoms are we talking about here? should some people seek out mental health treatment? >> well, in the first concern, they should be concerned about their families and healing. but there could be disturbances in sleeping, eating, being upset, loss of patience, weeping, sadness, a numbness, disengaged, almost like you're watching a movie of everything going on, like you're n
more on this at the top of the hour with wolf blitzer. let's talk to behavior specialist, wendy, we have been seeing what happened on the eastern seaboard. we've seen what happens, thousands lost their homes. really, you look at these pictures, how do people deal with this? how do you wrap your mind about something with this magnitude? >> well, the important thing to remember is not to under estimate the mental health consequences of disasters like this. even if you're not in it and...
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blitzer, and wolf is joining us from jerusalem. good to see you, wolf. first of all it was strange because u.s. policy in jerusalem as the capital of israel intentionally vague over the years, because palestinians also claim rights to part of that independent state in the future, so why would he do such a thing? i mean, this is really does seem like it is moving beyond u.s. policy. >> it's a real sensitive issue, you are absolutely right, and it has been a sensitive issue for decades. remember in the six-day war in 1967, east jerusalem was then under the control of jordan and israel controlled west jerusalem, but in the six-day war, israel captured all of jerusalem and united it and declared to be the capital. no u.s. president since then has recognized israel's occupation of east jerusalem going back to lbj through the '80s and the '90s and not bill clinton or barack obama or either of the bush presidents or ronald reagan, and now what mitt romney is saying is that if, if he does become president of the united states, he will chan
blitzer, and wolf is joining us from jerusalem. good to see you, wolf. first of all it was strange because u.s. policy in jerusalem as the capital of israel intentionally vague over the years, because palestinians also claim rights to part of that independent state in the future, so why would he do such a thing? i mean, this is really does seem like it is moving beyond u.s. policy. >> it's a real sensitive issue, you are absolutely right, and it has been a sensitive issue for decades....
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he sat down with our wolf blitzer. they talked about the u.s. relationship with israel. >> rob, there was a little diplomatic excitement here in israel with mitt romney, mitt romney declaring that jerusalem is israel's capital. he also went further than that. listen to this exchange that we had. >> reporter: do you consider jerusalem to be the capital of israel? >> yes, of course. a nation has the right to choose its own capital. >> if you became the president of the united states would you move it? >> i think it's our policy to have our beamcy in the nation's capital of jerusalem. it's a move if i were president i'd want to take in kon certificate with the leadership of the government at that time. i would follow the same policy we have in the past. our embassy would be in the capital, but the timing is something i'd want to work out with the government. >> the government of israel? >> the government of israel. >> they've always asked every u.s. government to recognize jerusalem as its capital. >> it would make that -- >> just to be precise, if
he sat down with our wolf blitzer. they talked about the u.s. relationship with israel. >> rob, there was a little diplomatic excitement here in israel with mitt romney, mitt romney declaring that jerusalem is israel's capital. he also went further than that. listen to this exchange that we had. >> reporter: do you consider jerusalem to be the capital of israel? >> yes, of course. a nation has the right to choose its own capital. >> if you became the president of the...